Chapter 256: Work-Study
Chen Donghui followed Luo Jiajia to Qinggang No. 3 Middle School, where the girl Luo Jiajia was ready to help went to school.
On the way, Luo Jiajia told Chen Donghui that the girl's name was Gu Wenting, and she also had a younger brother, who was one year younger than her, in the third year of junior high school, and was in the same school as her.
Gu Wenting's parents are both workers in the city's No. 3 cotton factory, and although they are not wealthy, they can afford the study and life of the sisters and brothers, and the family is happy.
It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances, Gu Wenting's father has worked hard for a long time, coupled with malnutrition, and over time, he suffered from leukemia due to long-term anemia. Her father kept holding on and never said anything until he fell ill and was sent to the hospital, and after the condition was found out, it was already in the advanced stage of leukemia.
After more than two weeks of treatment, there was no improvement, the family's money was spent, and some debts were owed, her father knew that he was an incurable disease, and he didn't want to drag the family down anymore, so he insisted on returning home from the hospital, and then one night, while the family was asleep, he hanged himself in the bathroom.
Her mother couldn't bear the blow and couldn't afford to get sick, and after an examination, she also suffered from heart disease, and even if she had surgery, she would no longer be able to do heavy work in the future.
Two thunderbolts on a sunny day in a row shook the Gu family down!
The father died, the mother could not work, the family lost their source of income, and they owed a debt, and their life immediately fell into a desperate situation.
After learning of their family's tragic situation, the teachers and students of No. 3 Middle School held a fundraising event for their family, and the school was ready to waive the tuition and fees of their siblings in the future.
It was precisely because of this fundraising activity that Luo Jiajia learned about Gu Wenting.
However, Gu Wenting thanked the teachers and students of the school and accepted the donation, but she still decided to drop out of school and go out to work.
Luo Jiajia met Gu Wenting once and talked to her, but she still insisted on dropping out of school, so Luo Jiajia hoped that Chen Donghui would help her.
Luo Jiajia believes that Chen Donghui must have a way to keep her from dropping out.
After listening to Luo Jiajia's words, Chen Donghui understood that this Gu Wenting is either a very dignified girl who is unwilling to accept donations from teachers and students repeatedly, or she is a girl who has long seen through life, and there may be donations from teachers and students in the school once or twice, but definitely not all the time.
If you want to support her dilapidated home and prevent it from falling completely, you can only rely on yourself.
You can only live on your own.
Some people can understand the simple seven words when they are teenagers, some things have to go through and can only be understood at the age of decades, and some people may not be able to understand them in their lifetime.
Chen Donghui was suddenly very interested in this girl, although she saw through this, but after all, she was still too young to see far enough.
Because Gu Wenting insisted on dropping out of school, the school took into account her situation, and there was a shortage of people in the school's boiler room, so they asked her to work in the boiler room temporarily and gave her the salary of a regular employee.
When Chen Donghui and Luo Jiajia saw Gu Wenting, she was shoveling coal in the boiler room, a shabby overalls was full of ashes, and her face was also dusty, but she couldn't hide her delicate face and stubborn eyes.
An old man in his fifties said loudly to Gu Wenting while operating the blower on the side: "You said that you are a little girl, you have to come to work in this boiler room with a good book, don't you think about it? What kind of work can a little girl like you do here? My girl is no more than two years older than you, and she either cries wolf at home with a radio all day long, or goes out to play crazy with her sisters, I can't get used to seeing her look like this all day long, but young people, you should have fun!"
Gu Wenting listened to the old man's nagging, didn't say a word, and was still there struggling to shovel coal.
Due to the roar of the blower in the boiler room, Chen Donghui and Luo Jiajia pushed open the door and stood in for nearly a minute, and the old man and Gu Wenting hadn't seen them yet.
"Ahem!ahem!" Chen Donghui had no choice but to cough dryly twice, attracting their attention.
"Are you ......," the old man asked.
Gu Wenting talked to Luo Jiajia once, knew Luo Jiajia, and had a very good impression of Luo Jiajia, threw away the shovel, ran a few steps, and shouted happily: "Sister Jiajia." ”
Luo Jiajia said very distressedly: "Wen Ting, you're tired, hurry up and take a rest." ”
"Hehe, it's not tired, just get used to it. Gu Wenting smiled brightly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
The old man also saw that they were acquaintances at this time, shook his head and said, "Hey, I said you two, hurry up and persuade this girl, she is so young, and she has fine skin and tender meat, can't she study hard? Why do you have to come to do this? Is this the work of the little girl?"
Gu Wenting stuck out her tongue at Chen Donghui and Luo Jiajia and said, "It's okay. ”
Luo Jiajia showed a pitying smile and said, "Wen Ting, let me introduce you, this is ...... Brother Donghui. ”
Gu Wenting was really precocious, showed a sly look at Chen Donghui, and said with a smile: "Brother Donghui, hello." ”
"Hehe, hello, Wen Ting. Chen Donghui said with a smile, from this girl, he couldn't tell that this was a girl in such a predicament.
"Wen Ting, let's go out and talk, okay?" Luo Jiajia said.
Gu Wenting looked at the old man who came over a little embarrassed, the old man waved his hand and said, "Go, go, I can do the work here alone." ”
Chen Donghui thought to himself, although this old man was a little verbose, but his heart was very good.
"Let's go, Wen Ting, let's go out and talk. Chen Donghui said.
"Hmm. Gu Wenting responded, and said to the old man, "Uncle Yang, then I'll trouble you first." ”
"Go, go!" the old man waved his hand.
Coming out of the boiler room, Gu Wenting said: "Brother Donghui, Sister Jiajia, let's go to the playground over there, my brother is playing football over there." ”
"Okay, let's go to the playground. Chen Donghui said.
On the way, Luo Jiajia persuaded Gu Wenting to continue studying, and she would definitely let the foundation help her.
Listening to Luo Jiajia's words, Gu Wenting lowered her head slightly, bit her lip and didn't speak, and gently kicked a stone under her feet to the side.
Chen Donghui found that this girl may be more touched after working in the boiler room in the past few days, or maybe she has thought further, she is actually not so willing to give up school and work.
"Wen Ting, how do you feel about working for the past few days?" asked Chen Donghui.
Gu Wenting pursed her lips and said with a wry smile: "I'm very tired, this job has no future, I think about it, just work here for a winter, and in the spring of next year, I'll go out and find another job." ”
"Then have you figured out what kind of job you want to find again?" Chen Donghui asked again.
"I was going to apply for a job in a textile factory, and I was going to learn technology while working, and I thought that when I got the technology, I would definitely have a future, and during my work, I could also earn money to support my family and provide for my brother's education. Gu Wenting raised her head as she spoke, and her face also bloomed.
Chen Donghui thought to himself, this girl is indeed a girl with a lot of ideas, but after all, she is too young and her vision is too narrow, so she can't see far enough.
Luo Jiajia felt that what Gu Wenting said had some truth and was very self-reliant, but she always felt that Gu Wenting should go to school to be more promising, she wanted to persuade Gu Wenting, but she couldn't speak, so she had to turn her begging eyes to Chen Donghui.
Chen Donghui understood and said with a smile: "Wen Ting, your idea is very good, do what you say, maybe in more than ten years, you will become a first-class textile worker......"
After a deliberate pause, Chen Donghui continued: "But Wen Ting, your future should actually be more than that. If you continue to go to school and maintain the spirit of struggle you have now, you will have greater achievements in life. ”
Gu Wenting lowered her head again, she knew that what Chen Donghui said made sense, but her family situation no longer dared to let her continue such fantasies.
Completely dependent on donations from teachers and students at the school?
She doesn't really believe that this kind of donation will continue forever, and she doesn't want to live completely on other people's donations, she just wants to work hard with her own hands and support the family on her own shoulders.
Chen Donghui understood this little girl's stubborn and sensitive self-esteem, and said: "Wen Ting, I am about to open an electrical appliance mall, are you willing to come to work with me?"
Gu Wenting raised her head and looked at Chen Donghui suspiciously, Chen Donghui continued: "It's very simple to come to work with me, my company is going to set up a company, you can work in this company, you only need to come to the company on weekends every week, and you can continue to go to school the rest of the time, and during the rest of the time, you can think about the development of the company's corporate culture, write down good ideas, and come to the company on weekends to share with others, I will give you a basic salary of 200 per month, and if you do a good job, you will also be given a commission." ......”
Before Chen Donghui's words were finished, Gu Wenting opened her mouth in surprise, she couldn't believe her ears!
I only need to go to the company one day a week, and the rest of the time I can go to school, and I can get 200 yuan a month, which is a dream!
The salary of 200 yuan per month only needs to work one day a week, and the average salary level is almost 50 yuan per day, which is also very high in the whole Qinggang!
It's just that this brother, who just met for the first time, said that this thing is so good, is it reliable?
Gu Wenting secretly glanced at Chen Donghui, no matter how she looked at it, she didn't feel like a bad person.
Luo Jiajia also looked at Chen Donghui very happily, this man who belonged to her, in her eyes, he was really omnipotent, easily solved the conflict between Gu Wenting's school and work, and also skillfully took care of this girl's sensitive self-esteem!
This kind of good idea of going to school while working can only be imagined by Chen Donghui.
Chen Donghui looked at the happy appearance of the two girls, of course, he would not tell them that this kind of part-time work while going to school will be one of the most popular things in college after entering the 21st century, although it is still rare in high school.
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